Founder · Fanon

Nesar Rao

Co-founder of Fanon, a consumer social company based in Bengaluru.

Co-founderBengaluruConsumer Social
Founded
2024
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Raised to date
$1M
1 round on record
Latest round
Pre-Seed
$1M · Mar 2026

About

Nesar Rao is Co-founder of Fanon, a consumer social company based in Bengaluru, founded in 2024. Fanon's most recent disclosed round was a Pre-Seed of $1M in Mar 2026.

Compiled from StartupFox records · updates as coverage is published

Company

Est. 2024
Fanon
Consumer Social · Bengaluru

Fanon is a Bengaluru-based social platform for fandom storytelling and alternate-universe creation — fix-its, fanfiction and fan art in one home — serving ~150K users, primarily Gen Z women across the US, Canada and Europe, with creator monetization tools rolling out.

Funding
Mar 2026Pre-Seed$1MKalaari Capital & Gruhas Venture Capital (co-leads)
Company profile →1 round on record

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Coverage

1 story
Funding · 31 Mar 2026 · 2 min read
Fanon Raises $1 Million in Pre-Seed Round Co-Led by Kalaari Capital and Gruhas